Analog Mixed Signal Firmware Engineer

Summary

Imagine what you could do here at Apple? Together we could help craft the next generation of the world’s finest devices. New ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your career, and there's no telling what you could accomplish. The team is searching for a self-motivating, passionate electrical engineer for the role of AMS Firmware Engineer. As a team, we will be working on the leading-edge technology nodes to build elite custom analog designs used to connect our world-class products to the physical world as well as enable optimizing their performance. You will become part of a hands-on development team that fosters engineering excellence, creativity and innovation. Collaboration across teams is a key component of success at Apple. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. Will you help us design the next generation of revolutionary Apple products?

Description

Specify, design, and help in the verification and lab bring-up of advanced mixed-signal circuits (digital side)

Responsibilities

In this job you will be responsible for specifying and/or micro-architecting digital blocks in advanced mixed-signal circuits.

You will be also responsible for RTL coding of blocks specified by you or others.

You will participate in the design verification and bring-up of such blocks by writing relevant assertions, debugging code, and otherwise interacting with the design verification team.

You will participate in the lab bring-up of those circuits by potentially writing test scripts, analyzing lab data, proposing experiments, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of mixed signal concepts
Knowledge of RTL design
Knowledge of Verilog and SystemVerilog
Knowledge of front-end tools (Verilog simulators, linters, clock-domain crossing checkers)
Good communication and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

Master´s degree or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or proven industrial experience/degree equivalent
Good knowledge of scripting languages. Perl and Python are plusses
Good knowledge of synthesis, static timing, DFT, is a plus
Good knowledge of SystemVerilog assertions, checkers, and other design verification techniques are a plus

Pay & Benefits — Cupertino, California, United States

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $129,300 and $194,700, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.